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Ohio Senate Republicans want to know how much money schools have put toward voucher lawsuit
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio Senate have asked the state auditor to find out how much money public school districts have put toward a lawsuit over… Read More
How the rise of homeschool during the pandemic has impacted traditional school enrollment
By: William Brangham | Mary Fecteau | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Since the start of the pandemic, homeschool families have been on the rise with an estimated 30% increase in enrollment since the beginning of the 2019 school… Read More
Ohio legislators want to update school social studies. Two House bills propose dueling approaches
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio House are sponsoring a bill to bring multiculturalism to social studies lessons in the state’s K-12 classrooms. This comes as… Read More
Universal school vouchers supporters seek Ohio lawmakers’ attention after a Statehouse rally
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the Senate is preparing to release its version of the two-year state budget, supporters of universal vouchers for Ohio’s K-12 students gathered to… Read More
A bill could put appointees of Ohio lawmakers and the governor in charge of K-12 social studies standards
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-sponsored bill seeks to create new standards for social studies in K-12 schools in Ohio through a task force appointed by state lawmakers and… Read More
Meigs County students organize About Hope Always summit to address teens’ mental health
By: Gabriel Scotto
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) — A group of students from three high schools in Meigs County are coming together to host a mental health awareness day. The event, About Hope Always… Read More
The fight over expanding Ohio’s school voucher program heats up
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An expansion of Ohio’s school voucher program to include nearly all K-12 students would cost more than $1 billion dollars in its the first… Read More
An income tax cut and expansion of vouchers in Ohio House Republicans’ version of the two year budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As expected, Republicans in the Ohio House will introduce a budget that includes an income tax cut and an expansion of taxpayer-paid school vouchers…. Read More
Ohio’s state school board votes on a resolution opposing the bill that would strip many of its powers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s state board of education has weighed in on a Republican-backed plan that would dramatically affect its power. A bill moving in the Senate… Read More
Ohio’s interim state school leader resigns, as lawmakers prepare to move a bill overhauling the agency
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s interim state school leader is leaving that position for a district-level job, as lawmakers consider an overhaul of the state department of education. Today,… Read More
Parents overestimate their student’s academic progress, according to a new study
By: Amna Nawaz | Karina Cuevas | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Research shows the vast majority of K-12 parents believe their kids’ academic progress is at their grade level when it is not. To better understand the parent… Read More
Recovery high schools help kids heal from an addiction and build a future
By: Stephanie Daniel | NPR
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DENVER (NPR) — Every weekday at the 5280 Recovery High School in Denver starts the same way. Students in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction gather on the steps of… Read More
High Schools see success in mental health programs
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – High school officials say compared to previous years, they are seeing less mental health cases as the year progresses. Yet the overall number of referrals are… Read More
Schools districts plead for universal lunch amid Ohio’s budget talks
By: Susan Tebben | Ohio Capital Journal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Capital Journal) — Daryn Guarino had to tell a six-year-old girl she couldn’t eat lunch. At Athens County’s Alexander Local School District, Guarino spends his days creating… Read More
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A legislative report estimates the universal school voucher bill will cost Ohio more than $1 billion
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s estimated a bill to provide a school voucher to any student who wants them will cost the state of Ohio more than a… Read More
An Ohio University group brings the world to local classrooms
By: Jack Demmler
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ALBANY, Ohio – Alexander High School welcomed five international guest speakers last week for a global education The speakers are a part of the Ohio Valley International Council’s (OVIC) efforts… Read More
An Ohio Senate panel OKs a bill to overhaul Ohio’s education oversight
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Republican-proposed overhaul of how Ohio oversees K-12 education and decision-making on academic standards, model curricula and school district ratings has cleared a Senate committee and… Read More
Schools and local governments could lose over a billion dollars from tax changes backed by Ohio’s House Speaker
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The bill that’s listed as the top priority of Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and the Republican representatives who support him involves… Read More
A nationwide substitute bus driver shortage leaves Alexander Local Schools looking for help
By: Madison Moore
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB) – Alexander Local Schools and school districts nationwide are struggling to get enough substitute bus drivers behind the wheel. With only two full-time substitute bus drivers, Alexander… Read More
The College Board slams Florida for what it calls ‘slander’ of AP Black history course
By: Joe Hernandez | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The College Board is hitting back at top officials in Florida over the state’s ban on a new AP African American Studies course that’s being piloted… Read More
Educators try to turn around pandemic-era learning loss
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Nearly three years into the pandemic, students and teachers in the U.S. are still trying to close the education gap formed by COVID-induced school shutdowns and remote learning… Read More
Ohio officials react to reports of a Nazi homeschooling group in Upper Sandusky
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Nazi homeschooling group is being run by a couple out of Upper Sandusky in northwest Ohio, according to reporting from Vice and HuffPost…. Read More
Educators worry about students using artificial intelligence to cheat
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Earlier this month, New York City public schools blocked access to the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Educators are concerned that students could use this technology… Read More
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